Day Trip to the Equator and Mount Kenya Region, Part 2

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These photos show some of the other animals we interacted with at the Mount Kenya Animal Orphanage — crested cranes, suni antelope, water buck, bongos, a young impala, a young wildebeest, rock hyraxes, lynx, warthog, forest pig, cheetah, porcupine, yellow weaver … Continue reading →

Day Trip to the Equator and Mount Kenya Region, Part 1

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Yesterday, Adamson and I traveled with Eduafo and Tahiru, two Kenyatta University (KU) graduate students from Ghana, to the Mount Kenya region (near Nanyuki, Kenya).  It had rained quite a bit the previous night around KU and also in the … Continue reading →

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 6

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These photos show some of the scenery in Amboseli National Park and the big African sky.

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 5

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During our visit to Amboseli National Park we stayed at Ol Tukai Lodge, located within the national park. It’s a very nice facility; it helps that we are able to pay resident rates.

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 4

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These photos show some of the birds we saw in Amboseli National Park.  I forget the names of some of them and there are others we saw that I didn’t get photos of.

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 3

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These photos show some of the other animals (besides elephants) that we saw in Amboseli National Park, including zebras, wildebeests, Cape buffalo, Thomson’s gazelles, eland, Maasai giraffe, spotted hyenas, golden jackal, water buck, hippo, lions, olive baboons and vervet monkeys. … Continue reading →

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 2

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Besides Mt. Kilimanjaro, the biggest draw for people to visit Amboseli National Park is the large number of elephants in a relatively small game park (as compared to Maasai Mara or Tsavo). I find elephants to be very interesting and … Continue reading →

Trip to Amboseli National Park, Part 1

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This weekend, Adamson and I went to Amboseli National Park. We flew from Wilson Airport on Safarilink and arrived at the Amboseli Airstrip 35 minutes after takeoff, flying over part of the Nairobi National Park, farmland, and part of the … Continue reading →

Functioning as a Forex Bureau

Adamson and I are in Amboseli National Park this weekend to do some sightseeing and relax.  We flew into Amboseli on Friday morning and, after checking in at the Ol Tukai Lodge, went on our first game drive with a … Continue reading →

Walking in Darkness and Hearing Running Footsteps Behind Me

I awoke around 4:15 am this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep so I decided to get up. I started checking my e-mail and Facebook when the electricity went off. I continued on the Internet because my laptop battery … Continue reading →